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Truth About Mearls, Zak S and Consultantgate

Started by RPGPundit, December 20, 2019, 02:18:23 AM

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tenbones

#30
January 03, 2020, 01:55:02 PM
Quote from: Opaopajr;1118011Silence usually follows exploration of litigation...? :confused: I have found his work fruitful at the table, and him to be forthright and genial to me online. :)

:D Though there was a period where it seemed he would appear like a vengeful Hastur whenever his name was whispered on fora. So I get your jest. :D

Oh yeah - he's been totally cool to me online. But you know... I've had enough dramas in my personal life (and he gets special dispensation living in LA from me - having lived there in circles not far removed from his) - I get it. I'm not going to judge him (as it's not my business). But Zak is the Candyman of gaming forums. And it cracks me up when he pops off.

ElBorak

#31
January 03, 2020, 02:38:54 PM
Quote from: Spinachcat;1117814ZakS, like everyone else, is very welcome to post on theRPGsite anytime. AKA, free speech is welcome on the free speech forum.

I'd love to hear about his next RPG project. I don't believe he's gone cold turkey as an author.

ZakS's Vornheim city supplement is very good and mainstream OSR. While his "D&D with Pornstars" videos were designed to titillate the "normal" gamers (and thus draw in viewers), his early works are well done OSR / DIY supplements. He's an interesting case where Creator and Created Work are quite different. In his books, ZakS comes off very differently than online.

His online persona completely persuaded me to not check out anything he has done. The whole "D&D with Pornstars" I found to be nothing but TMI.

Snowman0147

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January 03, 2020, 06:09:32 PM
Quote from: ElBorak;1118020His online persona completely persuaded me to not check out anything he has done. The whole "D&D with Pornstars" I found to be nothing but TMI.

His work is actually very good, but yeah I cannot blame you as ZakS does his best at making people hate his guts which naturally leads to people refusing to buy his books.  If he was a better person I would guess he would get staunch defenders that Vic has since both are dealing with the "he said she said" bullshit that is the Metoo movement.  Both ladies by the way never bothered to contacted the police who would investigate the charges by the way.

mAcular Chaotic

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January 03, 2020, 07:14:22 PM
Quote from: Snowman0147;1118037His work is actually very good, but yeah I cannot blame you as ZakS does his best at making people hate his guts which naturally leads to people refusing to buy his books.  If he was a better person I would guess he would get staunch defenders that Vic has since both are dealing with the "he said she said" bullshit that is the Metoo movement.  Both ladies by the way never bothered to contacted the police who would investigate the charges by the way.

That's not exactly uncommon considering what the internet does to them afterwards.
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RPGPundit

#34
January 06, 2020, 07:31:49 AM
Quote from: Almost_Useless;1117834Maybe Raggi just makes more money with Zak than without him?

I wouldn't be surprised.
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